AN: Okay, so this is the first chapter and since it's newly published, this is a treat of some sort from me gihihi. Sorry if I may be a bit rusty in my writing. Hope you guys enjoy.

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Disclaimer: Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto and I only own the OC that I incorporated.

Chapter 1. Epiphany

Temari looked at her brother's office and tsked. If she hadn't knew him at all, he would have thought he was disorganized and unruly, but if you looked closer, you would see that the papers were in fact arranged alphabetically and by their respective importance.

"Temari." Gaara remained bowed down and writing on a piece of parchment as he ackowledged his sister.

"Kazekage-sama, you summoned me?" Gaara looked up at her and she could almost see him raise an eyebrow. His hair was in it's disheveled state and it seemed to her that he had not gotten out of his office for a week already aside from refreshing himself.

"Enough with the pleasantries Temari, or must I call you Kazehime as well?" Temari tsked and walked over to the large window that overlooked Suna and sighed.

"I called you here because in two days time, I will be travelling to Konohagakure and as Suna's dignitary, you are to accompany me. Kankuro for the meantime will hold down the fort thus the reason why I am finishing all documents that are needed to run Suna less he run it to the ground."

Temari nodded her agreement before walking towards the door.

"Gaara, you do know if you just chose your intended, it would not have come to this."

Gaara looked up, almost affronted and sighed his answer.

"Not one kunoichi in here is worthy of the title Kazehime."

Temari shrugged and walked out of the door to head to her room once more.

"Temari-hime, the council members would like to give you an updated list of the prospective candidates for the Kazehime trials from the different hidden villages." She gave a small smile and continued her walk back to her room.

Sitting down on her chair, she looked at the updated list and went over the initial names and their affliation. She frowned as she looked over them again. She knew that all hidden villages have been sent a notice, and some had sent their reason of rejection but one had not responded in any way, and coincidentally, they were just going to that village in two days time.

Gaara sighed silently as he finished the last document he had to sign and looked out of the window. He knew the reason why the council had resorted to something as old as the Kazehime trials. They wanted someone they could control as semblance of power and hold a sway to the way Suna was being governed. However, he also knew that the Kazehime trials would be overlooked not by the council but by the Kazehime and those that have long since been trained and developed to be the adjudicators and adviser of the Kazehime. This was a wrench in the plans of the council but a small one indeed. Men with greed would do anything to get what they want and thus, he had to make precautions to ensure that his Kazehime would indeed become someone that he trusted and knew would not betray him or be swayed yet also remain as his equal as well.

He looked at the last scroll he had just finished, and rolled it before placing it in his robes. He grabbed his gourd and walked out of his office to perform his rounds as well as think over the decision he had to make. The council were one up against him when they made him agree to the Kazehime trials, but that didn't mean he had remained cowed. He smirked and with a flurry of his sand, disappeared from the building. In two days time, he would be making his move and preparing a trap for his corrupt council.